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Monday, Jun 17 2019, 6AM
This nostalgic song revisits an idyllic childhood memory of the band when they would go skinny dipping in Athens, Georgia. R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck explained: "We used to sneak on this guy's property in Athens and go swimming in this water hole. It'd be great: 30 of us all running around naked."
'Gish' was named after silent film icon Lillian Gish. Billy Corgan's grandmother lived in the middle of nowhere and used to tell him that one of the biggest things that ever happened to her was when Lillian Gish rode through town on a train. what's unclear is if she thought this was a bigger deal than his band...
A great track from the 'Say Anything' soundtrack which was released on this date in 1989. It was Cameron Crowe's directorial debut.
Strand of Oaks stopped by in March 2017 for an in-studio chat with Kevin. See the full performance here: bit.ly
Julien Baker joined frontman Scott Hutchison for vocals on this song, and after his death in May 2018 she stated: "Been trying to find the right words but there are none; Frightened Rabbit’s music had a huge impact on my life, and what interaction we had was always marked by such kindness. My heart is broken for this loss and for those who loved and were close to Scott."
The National plays Thursday, August 29th at Marymoor Park with Alvvays. The National has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from every ticket will go to organizations bringing equity, dignity, and access to communities who need it.
June marks Pride Month so Sufjan Stevens has shared not one, but two songs in honor of the occasion, as well as a demo and reprise. A limited edition vinyl of the songs will be available June 28th and a portion of the sales will go to two organizations that offer support for LGBTQ and homeless children: the Ali Forney Center in Harlem, N.Y., and the Ruth Ellis Center in Detroit, Mich.
The song was inspired by Canary Wharf, which was landscaped with numerous artificial plants. Thom Yorke said 'Fake Plastic Trees' was 'the product of a joke that wasn't really a joke, a very lonely, drunken evening and, well, a breakdown of sorts'.
Fruit Bats is playing at the Huichica Walla Walla music festival on September 13.
The song's creation was a reaction to the music scene in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the band's hometown, which James Mercer described as "macho, really heavy, and aggressive." He characterized it as a punk rock-esque move akin to giving the finger to the entire town. The song was born out of frustration regarding his personal life and future. The line "Gold teeth and a curse for this town" refers to his songwriting talent and his feelings on Albuquerque.
From a 1993 BBC performance, watch Screaming Trees perform "Dollar Bill" live www.youtube.com
Their fourth studio album, 'Superunknown' was a critical and commercial success and became the band's breakthrough album. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 310,000 copies in its opening week and reached high positions on charts worldwide.
HÆLOS was at KEXP in March. You can watch the full performance at www.youtube.com
"Dummy" received critical acclaim and won the 1995 Mercury Music Prize. It is often credited with popularising the trip hop genre, and is frequently cited in lists of the best albums of the 1990s. Dummy had sold 825,000 copies in the United Kingdom as of September 2011 and was certified triple platinum in the UK in February 2019, for sales of 900,000 copies. Worldwide, the album had sold 3.6 million copies by 2008.
Hooverphonic's "2 Wicky" samples Isaac Hayes' "Walk on By" from his 1969 release, Hot Buttered Soul.
Recorded back in early 2016, this is Daptone's 100th 45rpm release and features Charles Bradley, Sharon Jones, Lee Fields and many more www.youtube.com
The original version was released in 1966 and ran just 2:37. It went nowhere, but they started playing extended versions of the song in their live shows, and when they recorded it on their 1967 album The Time Has Come, it ran 11:06. Many freeform FM radio stations played it from the album (DJs could grab a smoke break while it ran) and in 1968 it was once again released as a single, this time with a running time of 4:45. This is the version that was a hit, going to #11 in the US.
Veteran singer Mavis Staple stated in a comment with Pitchfork about the recent album 'We Get By', “These songs are delivering such a strong message. We truly need to make a change if we want this world to be better.” bit.ly.
Happy birthday, Esther!
The Mountain Goats play the Showbox on Wednesday, September 4 and Neumos on Thursday, September 5.
Brand new cover of the Buzzcocks' "I Don't Mind" executed perfectly by Bob Mould!
Visit The Buzzcocks' official website here: www.buzzcocks.com
Beneath the Eyrie, the new album from the Pixies, is due out on September 13th! According to a press release from the band, the songs will be about “witches, Daniel Boone, misfits” | www.pixiesmusic.com
This album is 30 years old! Here's the official video: www.youtube.com
Don't miss the opportunity to hear New Age Healers (with The Purrs and Black Nite Crash) at Seattle's High Dive on Friday, July 19th, 2019.
The new album, The Center Won't Hold, will be released August 16 this year. It's produced by St. Vincent, so you won't wanna miss this one. They will be performing at the Paramount on November 23.
The Police released this album on this day in 1983. "of a dark Scottish loch..." Read a biography of The Police: www.thepolice.com Here's the video for this song about "meaningful coincidence": www.youtube.com
Operators recently stopped by for an in-studio session with Abbie. That will be up online in a few weeks!
In 1977, David Bowie and Iggy Pop received a tape of Devo demo songs from the wife of Michael Aylward, guitarist in another Akron, Ohio band, Tin Huey. Both Pop and Bowie, as well as Brian Eno and Robert Fripp, expressed interest in producing Devo's first release. At Devo's New York debut show in 1977, Bowie proclaimed that "this is the band of the future, I'm going to produce them in Tokyo this winter." Eventually, Eno was chosen to produce the album at Conny Plank's studio located near Cologne, Germany. Bowie was busy with filming Just a Gigolo but helped Eno produce the record during weekends. bit.ly
Africa Express announced a new album, EGOLI, that’s due out in July. The music collective and non profit was co founded by Damon Albarn.
Gorillaz changed the name of this song to suit the thick Mancunian accent of guest vocalist Shaun Ryder (from the famous Manchester band Happy Mondays). The phrase was originally "It's There," but sounded like "It's Dare," when Ryder spoke. They kept the feature and changed the title. Fun video! www.youtube.com
"Final Form" backed by the anthemic production of Silentjay (Rhythm Section) who flips a vintage soul sample (The Sylvers) The visuals for "Final Form" is a journey back to her roots as Sampa takes us back to the motherland, Zambia to be precise. www.youtube.com
Queen Latifah third studio album released back in 1993. Black Reign was her most successful album yet and was declared gold by the RIAA.
"It's in your heart now, let them notice.."
Here's the official video: www.youtube.com
Mike Scott said that he'll "never forget writing this song." He said: "I had all my writing on pieces of paper. I was fixing the papers, and the song needed a third verse. I had had the first two verses for about six or eight weeks, so I wrote the third verse in the studio. The music got written that day in the studio as well. I had the chords, but the tone of the song came from Steve Wickham's fiddle accompaniment."
The song refers to the Wittenoom asbestos mine in Western Australia where blue asbestos was mined between 1947 and 1966. The once-thriving town is now a virtual ghost town. Shops are boarded up, the 2 schools are closed, the local cinema is derelict. In their ignorance, the original settlers used asbestos in gardens, school yards and roads. Wittenoom is without doubt Australia's greatest industrial disaster and it is estimated that 25% of the 20,000 men who mined asbestos there will die from related diseases.:www.youtube.com
Title track and lead single for their new album out in late September. Video: www.youtube.com
When this single was released in 2002, it was initially only available for one day, because as Jez Williams said, "We liked the fact that you could only get a hold of a certain amount of this or a certain amount of that. Especially in this day and age of readily available bits of music, it's kind of nice: a physical copy that's precious to you because you managed to get to the shop that day and actually own that."
You can go inside Guy Garvey's ear when you watch the video for "Forget Myself": www.youtube.com
The song's lyrical concept is about being abandoned by previous generations who promised us so much. Philippakis explained to Consequence of Sound: "Our ancestors built up, progressed and built civilizations and they built amazing cities. And now at the point of precipice where we're kind of in a perilous situation in many ways socially and environmentally, they're not around to help. And we're not adults. Sometimes I'm just like, where are all the adults?"
Good luck on the thesis defense, Lisa!
In this interview, Karen O and her collaborator Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton discuss teaming up, time travel, and much, much more; www.rollingstone.com
"Rapture" is a combination of disco, funk, and hip hop with the rap section forming an extended coda. The song title "Rapture" served to indicate this element. While it was not the first single featuring rapping to be commercially successful, it was the first to top the charts. Its lyrics were especially notable for namechecking hip-hop pioneers Fab Five Freddy and Grandmaster Flash.
Lizzo is one of the headliners of the Capitol Hill Block Party July 20th. cuziloveyou.lizzomusic.com
"Gone," he feels, "really sums up the spirit of the whole album" in both sound and intent.
"It's really about lying in silence and sort of acknowledging the fact that I was not showing up for myself," Alfons says. "There were just, like, patterns of shame, guilt and trying to forgive myself, and ('Gone') is all about that and how it led to the rest of this music." www.billboard.com
Hatchie, a.k.a. Harriette Pilbeam, will be at Barboza on Saturday, September 28th, 2019.“Obsessed,” the third single from her debut album, pushes the singer further into shoegaze-y territory, with fuzzy guitar and searing lyrics reminiscent of My Bloody Valentine and the Cocteau Twins: “Hung myself out to dry till you let me in/That’s when I knew I’d clip my wings, do anything for you.”: www.youtube.com
